NewsAlert:TransCanada gets State Department's OK for Keystone XL pipeline

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. Senior U.S. officials say the State Department will recommend approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the White House to formally approve it. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Republished March 24, 2017 - 4:08 AM

Original Publication Date March 23, 2017 - 10:45 AM

CALGARY - TransCanada says it has received a presidential permit from the U.S. State Department that allows it to build the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.

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